The first fuel was the “gas battery” made in 1839 by Sir William Grove.
The three by-products of the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen are water vapor, heat and electricity. All three are useful!
Unlike batteries, fuel cells never go dead. As long as there is a flow of fuel, power is produced.
NASA uses fuel cells for the powering of the electrical systems in their space shuttles.
Astronauts drink the by-product of water from fuel cells on Nasa Spacecrafts.
Fuel cells are quiet because they include no moving parts.
Fuel cells do not involve combustion, making them environmentally friendly.
The first hydrogen fuel cell car was the 1966 GM Electrovan.